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mitt romney adds another win. this time a double-digit triumph in the illinois primary. >> and his team isn't being shy either. increasing their calls for romney rivals to step aside. it's wednesday, march 21st. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good wednesday morning, everybody. i'm rob nelson. >> it's wednesday. it's march 21st? where has this year gone? >> fast, fast. hump day. >> that's right. i'm paula faris on this hump day. and to the victor goes the spoils. like many other mornings this year so far, the victor is mitt romney. his win last night in illinois not only increased his delegate count lead but it's got his campaign team calling on the other republicans to drop out of the race once and for all. and i think we can all assume what their response to that was. >> santorum's speech last night. i'm not going anywhere. i'll be in louisiana saturday and in pennsylvania five weeks from now. these guys are staying in it. a much more confident mitt romney last night. stella got his gro
mitt romney adds another win. this time a double-digit triumph in the illinois primary. >> and his team isn't being shy either. increasing their calls for romney rivals to step aside. it's wednesday, march 21st. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good wednesday morning, everybody. i'm rob nelson. >> it's wednesday. it's march 21st? where has this year gone? >> fast, fast. hump day. >> that's right. i'm paula faris on this hump...
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they're hoping that romney can wrap this up. once this moves in to the northeast, where he's expected to pick up a lot more delegates. back to you, t.j. and paula. >> so 69 delegates on the table in illinois. >> right. >> 46 louisiana over the weekend. romney has 501, compared to santorum, who has 253 at the moment. >> i think it's fairly apparent that we're not going to have a brokered convention, so to speak. but i think that mitt romney really has to stop talking about the math and start, you know, inspiring people. >> connecting. >> the way that he has to if he's going to win this thing. >> for sure. he has to connect with them, which has been the big complaint all along, that he doesn't necessarily -- he's not human enough. >> that's right. but we shall see. >>> it looks like the dip in gas prices was only temporary because they're on their way up again. the national average price for a gallon of gas is now $3.83. that's up seven cents in the past week and up 31 cents over the past month. and get this. it's just 28 cents sh
they're hoping that romney can wrap this up. once this moves in to the northeast, where he's expected to pick up a lot more delegates. back to you, t.j. and paula. >> so 69 delegates on the table in illinois. >> right. >> 46 louisiana over the weekend. romney has 501, compared to santorum, who has 253 at the moment. >> i think it's fairly apparent that we're not going to have a brokered convention, so to speak. but i think that mitt romney really has to stop talking...
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mitt romney scored a coveted endorsement. jeb bush, who many republicans hoped would run himself, announced he's backing romney. in a statement, the former florida governor said now is the time for republicans to unite behind governor romney and take our message of fiscal conservativism and job creation to all voters this fall. rick santorum doesn't sound impressed. or like he's ready to step aside. >> that's what this race is coming down to is the establishment, the money versus the people. >> reporter: just as the romney campaign picks up some momentum, another self-inflicted wound. his top strategist was asked on cnn whether santorum and newt gingrich have forced romney to take conservative positions. positions that could hurt him among moderate voters in november. >> i think he hit a reset button for the fall campaign. everything changes. it's almost like an etch-a-sketch. you can kind of shake it up and we start all over again. >> reporter: santorum and newt gingrich are having fun with the romney campaign's slipup. both
mitt romney scored a coveted endorsement. jeb bush, who many republicans hoped would run himself, announced he's backing romney. in a statement, the former florida governor said now is the time for republicans to unite behind governor romney and take our message of fiscal conservativism and job creation to all voters this fall. rick santorum doesn't sound impressed. or like he's ready to step aside. >> that's what this race is coming down to is the establishment, the money versus the...
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romney still has twice the number of delegates. the math says romney will win and some republicans believe the bickering between candidates -- >> senator santorum has the same economic lightweight background. >> reporter: -- is only hurting their chances. >> governor romney called me an economic lightweight. >> reporter: -- to beat president obama. >> leaving one to wonder what romney would say. >> a theory that seemed to come true when santorum suggested in texas it might be better to keep president obama than elect mitt romney. >> you win by giving people the opportunity to see a different vision for our country, not someone who is just going to be a little different than the person in there. a little different, we might as well stay with what we have. >> reporter: the primary calendar does not look great for santorum. it goes up through the northeast. delaware, maryland, d.c., new york, connecticut. but as santorum says, he is not getting out of this race. david kerley, abc news, washington. >> most of the remaining primaries ar
romney still has twice the number of delegates. the math says romney will win and some republicans believe the bickering between candidates -- >> senator santorum has the same economic lightweight background. >> reporter: -- is only hurting their chances. >> governor romney called me an economic lightweight. >> reporter: -- to beat president obama. >> leaving one to wonder what romney would say. >> a theory that seemed to come true when santorum suggested in...
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he said romney is consistently wrong on u.s. manufacturing. the vice president who is known for his verbal gaffes created a stir when he mistakenly thanked dr. pepper instead of a college president named dr. paper. now i'm in the mood for dr. pepper. >> and rubio rumored vice presidential candidate. an interesting endorsement for a couple of reasons. >>> pope benedict is back home at the vatican this morning after his historic visit to cuba. the pope spent some one on one time with fidel castro who told the pontiff he had watched his entire visit on tv. earlier, the pope delivered an unusually political sermon insisting on more freedom for the catholic church in that communist-run country. >>> final four always conjures up interesting emotions. the rivalry between the university of kentucky and the university of louisville has hit a new low as the two teams prepare to face off in the final four this weekend. two patients well past their college years actually got into a fist fight at a dialysis clinic. it started out as a verbal argument and t
he said romney is consistently wrong on u.s. manufacturing. the vice president who is known for his verbal gaffes created a stir when he mistakenly thanked dr. pepper instead of a college president named dr. paper. now i'm in the mood for dr. pepper. >> and rubio rumored vice presidential candidate. an interesting endorsement for a couple of reasons. >>> pope benedict is back home at the vatican this morning after his historic visit to cuba. the pope spent some one on one time...
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because santorum has made such a strong sxas helps romney's problem with the conservative voters. >> with the base. >> could be very interesting. think about it. could work. >> i'm thinking about. >> see what's down the line. >>> more political news. his republican rivals have hammered president obama about those rising gas prooss but speaking in nic north carolina yesterday the president urged americans to explore other kinds of fuel. a grant to local communities to encourage greater use of fuel-efficient technologies. >>> also this morning rush limbaugh is trying to reassure listeners after his radio show lost more than 40 advertisers now. sponsors began of course to pull out after limbaugh called a georgetown law student a slut and a prostitute. however, limbaugh told his audience, it's like losing just a couple of french fries at the drive-thru, you're barely going to notice it, the show's not financially hurting. he insists the yanked spots have had little if any impact on his show's revenue. so rush is here to stay. >> because he has 18,000 companies that could be advertising o
because santorum has made such a strong sxas helps romney's problem with the conservative voters. >> with the base. >> could be very interesting. think about it. could work. >> i'm thinking about. >> see what's down the line. >>> more political news. his republican rivals have hammered president obama about those rising gas prooss but speaking in nic north carolina yesterday the president urged americans to explore other kinds of fuel. a grant to local...
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bush and his wife, barbara, will formally endorse romney today. last night, florida senator marco rubio backing romney, saying it's increasingly clear that he will win the nomination. of course, rubio could help bring in some of those latino votes as well. and vice president biden sharpened his attacks on romney during a campaign stop in iowa. biden said that romney is consistently wrong on u.s. manufacturing. the vice president, who is known for his verbal gaffes, created a stir later when he mistakenly thanked dr. pepper instead of a college president named dr. paper. now i'm in the mood for dr. pepper. >> exactly. and rubio rumored to be a vice president candidate, so that's an interesting endorsement for a number of reasons. >>> all right, other news now. pope benedict is back home at the vatican this morning after his historic visit to cuba. the pope spent some one on one time with former leader fidel castro, who told the pontiff he had watched his entire visit on tv earlier. i'm sorry, earlier, the pope delivered an unusually political sermo
bush and his wife, barbara, will formally endorse romney today. last night, florida senator marco rubio backing romney, saying it's increasingly clear that he will win the nomination. of course, rubio could help bring in some of those latino votes as well. and vice president biden sharpened his attacks on romney during a campaign stop in iowa. biden said that romney is consistently wrong on u.s. manufacturing. the vice president, who is known for his verbal gaffes, created a stir later when he...
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romney is far ahead in the delegate count. he has 419 compared to santorum's 178. meantime, gingrich has only won two states, south carolina. >> and gingrich said he would consider dropping out if he really thought romney or santorum could beat obama. romney fired back and said look, only an act of god at this point could get rick or mitt the nomination. >> so you're saying he has a chance? >> romney said only an act of god could get -- it was the other two guys the nomination. >> we know what you mean. >> you know what i mean i'm still thinking about the milli vanilli -- >> it's the sun. >>> republicans have been highly critical of president obama over those spike in gas prices these days. >> but the president told an audience in north carolina that americans need to cut their dependence on oil. abc's t.j. winick has the president's message. good morning, t.j. >> reporter: good morning, rob and paula. the day after super tuesday you might say president obama was back on the road campaigning himself. barack obama was in the battleground state of north carolina, you
romney is far ahead in the delegate count. he has 419 compared to santorum's 178. meantime, gingrich has only won two states, south carolina. >> and gingrich said he would consider dropping out if he really thought romney or santorum could beat obama. romney fired back and said look, only an act of god at this point could get rick or mitt the nomination. >> so you're saying he has a chance? >> romney said only an act of god could get -- it was the other two guys the...
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mitt romney called the remarks alarming and troubling. he said the president needs to level with the american people about his real agenda. >> put the plan on an etch-a-sketch, right? >>> new developments in the trayvon martin case. it's been revealed martin had been suspended from school for ten days over marijuana possession and the shooter george zimmerman claims he was attacked in the moments before the shooting. wftv's darlene jones has the latest from suburban orlando. >> reporter: george zimmerman has been in hiding since the day he shot and killed 17-year-old trayvon martin. >> he didn't do anything except defend himself, and it became a life and death situation. >> reporter: but a friend, joe oliver, is now speaking out on behalf of the man being portrayed as a vigilante killer. >> when the evidence comes out, you'll understand. you'll get the answer. >> reporter: oliver, who is a former news reporter, wouldn't go into details but since confirmed zimmerman told police he called a nonemergency line to report a suspicious person. a
mitt romney called the remarks alarming and troubling. he said the president needs to level with the american people about his real agenda. >> put the plan on an etch-a-sketch, right? >>> new developments in the trayvon martin case. it's been revealed martin had been suspended from school for ten days over marijuana possession and the shooter george zimmerman claims he was attacked in the moments before the shooting. wftv's darlene jones has the latest from suburban orlando....